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EWI recently completed a study which demonstrated the suitability of tandem/twin gas-metal arc welding for directed energy deposition (DED). Twin-wire pulsed technology offers a superior deposition rate, excellent feature fairness, and is tolerant to contact-tip-to-work variations. Because it is omni-directional with respect to travel direction and torchwire orientation, the process is compatible with robotic computer-aided...

Choosing materials for a new medical device or consumer product is not a trivial task; without proper care, costly late-stage issues can derail an entire program. Material failures for medical devices, for example, are common and costly; 30-40% of FDA recalls are due to material issues.1 These issues may include compatibility of the fluid formulation...

An inter-industry, universally accessible repository of additive manufacturing information is now in the works. The ASTM AM Center of Excellence is helping to drive a community effort to develop an AM data ecosystem that will include a common data dictionary, a common data exchange format, and an automated method for uploading new data into the...